• Macromolecular Research
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.205-210
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• 2007

Collagen is the major structural protein of connective tissues. It can be used as a prosthetic biomaterial applicable to artificial skin, tendon, ligaments, and collagen implants. The objective of this study is to investigate the possibility of realizing wound dressing medical products by the synthesis of composite materials with collagen and a biodegradable polymer, PLLA, via a surface modification process. Type I collagen was obtained from pig skin by a separation process. The structural characteristics of the extracted collagen were confirmed by SDS-polyacrylamide (PAcr) gel electrophoresis (PAGE) and FTIR. Also, PLLA-g-PAcr was synthesized by the radical polymerization of acrylamide initiated by AIBN in the presence of PLLA. The surface of PLLA was modified by the presence of the acrylamide residues. The structural characteristics of the copolymer were analyzed by FTIR, $^1H-NMR$ and contact angle measurements. The water uptake and WVTR of the collagen/PLLA-g-PAcr composite tended to increase with increasing collagen concentration and with decreasing EDC concentration.

• KSBB Journal
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.302-306
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• 2001

점도(평균 분자량)의 차이가 있는 카토산을 펼름형태로 제조하여 실험통불언 백서의 펴하에 삽입하여 백서에서의 적합성을 관찰하였으며 또한 우수한 적합성올 나타낸 키토산을 화상연고제로 제조하여 인와적 2도 화상을 입힌 백서의 피부에 대한 치료전후의 육안적 관찰과 혈액학적 분석올 실시l하여 천연고분자인 치토산의 생체적용 가능성을 연구하였다 제초한 키토산펼룹의 중량 변화와 혈액학적 결과에서 확인하 였듯이 재료의 생처l척합성은 여러 생체내 인자들에 의한 복 합적인 결과임을 확인할 수 있었으며 실험 결과 저점도 키토 산이 비교적 우수한 분해속도와 혈액학적 결과를 보여주는 생체 적합성을 나타내었다. 화상설험으로 기존 수용성 연고 베이스확 유사한 키토산 연고베이스물 제조하고 대조군으로 논 자연치유군(negative군)과 기존 수용성연고베이스(positive군) 웅의 두 군올 설정하여 백서의 화상 피부에서 6일과 12 열 후익 육안적 관찰 및 혈액학쩍 검사블 실시하였다 육안 적 관찰로서 실험가간 중에 사망한 백서는 없였으며 대조군 을 포함한 모든 실험군에서 화상실험 힐주일 후부터 백서의 화상부위에 가피(crust)가 형성되기 시작하였다. 백서의 혈액학적 결파 중 백혈구늠 실험 6일 후에는 백혈구가 감소하였으나 12일 후에는 대부분의 설험군에서 백혈구가 증가하여 염증발현의 가능성을 나타내었다. 특히, 자연치유군으로 설정 한 n$\xi$gative군에서는 높은 백혈구 수치를 나타내었다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.259-264
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• 2005

Transplantation of cultured chondrocytes can regenerate cartilage tissues in cartilage defects in humans. However, this method requires a long culture period to expand chondrocytes to a large number of cells for transplantation. In addition, chondrocytes may dedifferentiate during long-term culture. These problems can potentially be overcome by the use of undifferentiated or partially developed cartilage precursor cells derived from neonatal cartilage, which, unlike chondrocytes from adult cartilage, have the capacity for rapid in vitro cell expansion and may retain their differentiated phenotype during long-term culture. The purpose of this study was to compare the cell growth rate and phenotypic modulation during in vitro culture between adult chondrocytes and neonatal chondrocytes, and to demonstrate the feasibility of regenerating cartilage tissues in vivo by transplantation of neonatal chondrocytes expanded in vitro and seeded onto polymer scaffolds. When cultured in vitro, chondrocytes isolated from neonatal (immediately postpartum, 2 h of age) rats exhibited much higher growth rate than chondrocytes isolated from adult rats. After 5 days of culture, more neonatal chondrocytes were in the differentiated state than adult chondrocytes. Cultured neonatal chondrocytes were seeded onto biodegradable polymer scaffolds and transplanted into athymic mice's subcutaneous sites. Four weeks after implantation, neonatal chondrocyte-seeded scaffolds formed white cartilaginous tissues. Histological analysis of the implants with hematoxylin and eosin showed mature and well-formed cartilage. Alcian blue/ safranin-O staining and Masson's trichrome staining indicated the presence of highly sulfated glycosarninoglycans and collagen, respectively, both of which are the major extracellular matrices of cartilage. Immunohistochemical analysis showed that the collagen was mainly type II, the major collagen type in cartilage. These results showed that neonatal chondrocytes have potential to be a cell source for cartilage tissue engineering.

• 한국잠사곤충학회지
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• 제51권1호
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• pp.68-72
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• 2013

피브로인과 세리신은 누에고치로부터 얻어지는 천연단백질로 생체적용 의료용 소재 제작을 위해 각광받는 재료 중 하나이다. 이들 단백질로 만들어진 생체재료는 생분해 시 아미노산으로 분해되어 인체에 흡수되므로 인체에 해롭지 않다는 장점을 가지고 있다. 본 연구에서는 누에고치로부터 세리신과 피브로인을 분리하여 수용액을 제작한 뒤, 이들의 조성비를 달리하거나 또는 첨가물을 혼입하여 다양한 용도로 활용 가능한 실크 스펀지를 제작하였다. 제작된 실크 스펀지의 형태와 안정성 및 혈액 흡수력 등의 특성을 관찰하였다. 세리신 함량이 늘어날수록 실크 스펀지의 구조 안정성은 현저히 떨어졌으며, 실크스 펀지를 70%와 100% 에탄올에 각각 결정화를 유도시킨 결정화 구조는 70%에서 결정화된 스펀지의 형태가 더욱 안정된 것을 확인할 수 있었다. 실크 외의 다른 첨가물을 혼입한 스펀지는 실크구조 안정성이 실크단백질 (피브로인, 세리신)만을 이용하여 제작한 스펀지에 비해 매우 떨어졌다. 실크단백질만을 이용하여 만든 스펀지에 대한 혈액 흡수도는 세리신, 피브로인 비율과 상관없이 모두 매우 뛰어난 흡수력을 갖고 있었다. 건조와 침지 반복에 따른 형태 유지력 또한 실크 스펀지는 매우 우수하였다. 따라서, 실크 단백질을 이용한 스펀지는 성형보형물 또는 지혈솜 등의 다양한 용도로 적용이 가능할 것으로 여겨진다.

• Journal of Periodontal and Implant Science
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• 제33권1호
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• pp.13-26
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• 2003

Periodontal regeneration therapy with bone-substituting materials has gained favorable clinical efficacy by enhancing osseous regeneration in periodontal bony defect. As bone-substituting materials, bone powder, calcium phosphate ceramic, modified forms of hydroxyapatite, and hard tissue replacement polymer have demonstrated their periodontal bony regenerative potency. Bone-substituting materials should fulfill several requirements such as biocompatibility, osteogenecity, malleability, biodegradability. The purpose of this study was to investigate biocompatibility, osteo-conduction capacity and biodegradability of $Na_2O$, $K_2O$ added calcium metaphosphate(CMP). Beta CMP was obtained by thermal treatment of anhydrous $Ca_2(H_2PO_4)_2$. $Na_2O$ and $K_2O$ were added to CMP. The change of weight of pure CMP, $Na_2O$-CMP, and $K_2O$-CMP in Tris-buffer solution and simulated body fluid for 30 days was measured. Twenty four Newzealand white rabbits were used in negative control, positive control(Bio-Oss), pure CMP group, 5% $Na_2$-CMP group, 10% $Na_2O$-CMP goup, and 5% $K_2O$-CMP group. In each group, graft materials were placed in right and left parietal bone defects(diameter 10mm) of rabbit. The animals were sacrificed at 3 months and 6 months after implantation of the graft materials. Degree of biodegradability of $K_2O$ or $Na_2O$ added CMP was greater than that of pure CMP in experimental condition. All experimental sites were healed with no clinical evidence of inflammatory response to all CMP implants. Histologic observations revealed that all CMP grafts were very biocompatible and osseous conductive, and that in $K_2O$-CMP or $Na_2O$-CMP implanted sites, there was biodegradable pattern, and that in site of new bone formation, there was no significant difference between all CMP group and DPBB(Bio-Oss) group. From this result, it was suggested that all experimental CMP group graft materials were able to use as an available bone substitution.